Aug 02 WATCH: Senate resumes infrastructure bill talks By Kevin Freking, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Senators unveiled a nearly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package, wrapping up days of painstaking work on the inches-thick bill. Continue reading
Aug 02 Evictions expected to spike as pandemic moratorium ends By Michael Casey, Associated Press Landlords and tenants are rushing back to court and advocates are bracing for a wave of evictions following the end of the federal moratorium over the weekend. Continue reading
Aug 02 WATCH: Jen Psaki holds White House news briefing By Josh Boak, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The White House moved Monday to pressure state and local governments to swiftly adopt policies to protect renters after an eviction moratorium expired over the weekend, potentially pushing millions of Americans out of their homes. Continue reading
Aug 01 Watch 6:16 Exhibition sheds light on Kalief Browder’s years in solitary confinement By Ivette Feliciano, Laura Fong Sixteen-year-old Kalief Browder spent three years inside New York City's Rikers Island without being convicted of a crime, enduring two of those years in solitary confinement. He subsequently struggled with his mental health and eventually took his own life. A… Continue watching
Aug 01 Evacuations lifted as progress made against western fires By Associated Press Firefighters in Oregon reported good progress in the battle against the nation’s largest wildfire, while authorities canceled evacuation orders near a major blaze in Northern California. Continue reading
Aug 01 Fauci: More ‘pain and suffering’ ahead as COVID cases rise By Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press Dr. Anthony Fauci warned Sunday that more “pain and suffering” is on the horizon as COVID-19 cases climb again and officials plead with unvaccinated Americans to get their shots. The nation’s top infectious disease expert also said he doesn’t foresee… Continue reading
Aug 01 Watch 8:38 Masks, vaccinations, delta: Why we are at a ‘critical point’ in the pandemic By PBS NewsHour Surges in Delta cases across the nation have changed and undone some of the progress made against the COVID-19 pandemic: the CDC has advised fully vaccinated people to remain cautious and even wear masks indoors. Jessica Malaty Rivera, an infectious… Continue watching
Jul 31 Watch 6:19 Millions of tenants at risk as federal eviction ban ends By PBS NewsHour The federal ban on evictions is set to expire tonight. A last-minute effort by House Dems to extend the moratorium failed late yesterday, and the Supreme Court ruled that the moratorium could not be extended without new legislation from Congress. Continue watching
Jul 31 Watch 11:22 Minorities struggle for headway in the legal weed business By Kira Kay, Jason Maloney, Zachary Green In 2016, Massachusetts voters approved an initiative that required the state to create policies that would bring those disproportionately impacted by the war on drugs into the new legal cannabis industry. Today, minority-owned businesses make up only a small fraction… Continue watching
Jul 31 California wildfire flares but within line crews have built By Associated Press The fire northeast of the town of Paradise, which was largely destroyed in 2018 by the nation's deadliest wildfire in a century, has been burning since July 13 and is more than 20% contained. Continue reading